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• Adamx How can we do socket programming with c++ in WM 5.0 ?

  Hi, All, I am just wondering how I can do socket programming(UDP) with C++ under WM 5.0 for smartphone environment Because 'CLR' is not supported in CF, are we supposed to use windows socket to do the communication to the internet(either to another device or to another desktop/laptop) Thanks for any replies! CF is built on top CLR. You mean Managed C++ is not supported on mobile platform. In the native code you can use either socke ...Show All

• DARK_IBO Trying to connect to SQL Server from

  I'm trying to connect to SQL server from my pocket pc on my home network. I generated the connection string and bound controls from VS 2005 so the connection string being used was generated at design time. The program fails when trying to initially fill the tables The same connection string works on a windows application. Is there a difference in the connection string or Hi,    It's kind of difficul ...Show All

• rusi Smartphone Sdk 5.0, VS 2005 beta 2 , WinXp 64 Bit sp1

  I'm trying to develop some appsps for Windows CE 5.0 with the above software. But i always gettin' a connection and deployment error: All attempts to connect to the deployment target at port 5654 have failed. Addresses attempted: 169.254.204.118; fe80::203:ffff:fe8c:9211%5;fe80::5efe:169.254.204.118%2;::1;fe80::1%1. Connect to device failed. I tried everything: - DMA upgrade - reinstalling - repair - Loopback device with static ip - as ...Show All

• Tegs WM 5.0 PPC SDK install does not finish

  The install, repair, and uninstall of the Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK does not finish.  Here is the end of the install log... Action ended 10:49:26: InstallFinalize. Return value 1. Action 10:49:26: RemoveExistingProducts. Removing applications Action start 10:49:26: RemoveExistingProducts. Action ended 10:49:26: RemoveExistingProducts. Return value 0. Action 10:49:26: CUSTOM_ACTION_0. Action start 10:49:26: CUSTOM_ACTION_0. *** RunIns ...Show All

• CRickert Focus problem!

  Hello. Im making a smartphone program for Windows Mobile 5.0 using C#. In this program there is a form. I open other forms on it as a dialog: using(MyForm form = new MyForm()) { form.ShowDialog(); } Here is my problem: when i have opened a dialog on the main form, and press end button(red phone), program losts its focus as it should. But when i give the focus back to my program by pressing its icon, program acts veird: ...Show All

• MiguelGandia [unresolved external symbol CreateWindowExA] can't link user32.lib

  Hi all. I'm usindg Visual C++ 2005 Standard and I installed the SDKs I need (Windows Mobile 2005 and 2003 for both Pocket PC and Smartphone). I'm trying to build unit tests to run on my emulator. Those tests need a window to display the results they get. So, I call CreateWindow (<=> CreateWindowEx <=> CreateWindowExA) in my WinMain method. At this point, I have linked aygshell.lib. I obtain: main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved e ...Show All

• jazzMan007 file path problem in cf1.1

  Hi all experts, I have a simple question, I want to draw a image from a file, say, in MyDevice/folderA/image.jpg, how do I specified the path if I use like: bmp = new Bitmap("MyDevice/folderA/image.jpg"); I will get a error, I have a reference book, but I couldn't find the answer in there too (maybe too simple to mention........) Many thanks for your help! Ray yes, now is working, thanks! If you replace "MyDevice" with "\" which s ...Show All

• Bob Shaw Binding an ArrayList to a listbox. A speed/performance question.

  I have a list of data which I am loading into an Arraylist. There are some 2500 items. To bind this arraylist to the listbox this takes approximately 20 seconds, perhaps longer. I need to accelerate this time to bind, are there recommended techniques for this Is there a better way to use a listbox Thanks! If number of items is above ~200, the only control you could really bind to is DataGrid as it would only fetch visible rows ...Show All

• abdoessalam Can't choose the platform in visual studio 2005 after install IE 7 beta1

  Hi All, In one of my computers, i tried to install IE 7.0 beta1. After that i saw something strange with visual studio 2005. 1) I open visual studio 2005. Create a new Project. 2) In the New project windows, i choose "Smart device" and in Template i choose     MFC smart device application. I add the name of project, the location and click OK 3) In MFC...wizard: when i click to platforms, it returns automaticly to New Project &n ...Show All

• JoJe How can I override a handler for a Form ControlBox

  I have an form, and I'd like to have the controlbox on it (upper right corner close/max/min). How do I override the handler for the close   Learning the .NET Framework still.  Whats the correct way to do this Thanks. In Pocket PC applications, you either have an Minimize (X) or a Close (OK) button in the upper right corner. Minimize is the default, which keeps the application running in the background. You can change the X to O ...Show All

• Trinh Nguyen How to get a list of all categories

  Hi, I want to get a list of all Ctegories but cannot find anything about retrieving this infrormation. Has any one an Idea on how to do this in Pocket PC 2003 using POOM Is there a way to get the list of all categories using C#. I want to get all the categories present and thereby present a group like contacts view on the basis of categories. Hi, now I just need to know how I can realise this, because I'm not familar with ...Show All

• asarmiento Consuming Web Serivce in PPC 2003 SE Emulator is slower than that of PPC2002 Emulator

  I consume a web service in PPC2003 Emulator through VS2005 need 55 seconds, however, I using the same code and run on PPC2002 Emulator through VS2003..........it only take 20 seconds to consume the same web service......how to inprove the response time on PPC2003SE Emulator. PPC02 emulator is x86, it basically runs on real x86 CPU in your desktop. VS 2005 emulator is a true ARM emulator, entire CPU is emul ...Show All

• Andrew P Access LAC/MCC/MNC & CellId

  Hi guys, Is there a way to access LAC/MCC/MNC and cell_id If yes where can I find it and what are the functions to access them Regards, Parag SaravananVV wrote: Hi Parag, There are two ways, to find the MCC and MNC. The first one is: Collect the IMSI of the SIM and from the IMSI the first three digits are MCC and the next two digit is MNC. The next method is to collect the Location, from the ...Show All

• Jehanzeb Naeem Khan MSMQ writing to remote queues in Windows Mobile 5.0

  I have a Dell Axim x51v upon which I'm trying to get MSMQ working. According to this article , there were previous limitations on remote queues which were probably going to be fixed in the final release. My ultimate goal is to have my mobile device be able to send messages to a queue residing on my server (Windows Server 2003) when it is not necessarily on the same internal network. Below is a summary of what I've tried and what my iss ...Show All

• cunnus88 binding datasource with GRD

  Hi i am trying to add a datagid in windows  mobile 5 smartphone project,when i place a daaGrid and tries to bind data,it asks for DataConnecton,on creating new Connection,i dont find option of SQL MOBILE only Sql server and Native client and SQl Database File(*.mdf) how can i make connection with SDF here i am using vs2005 beta2 Thanks Do you have a version of Sql Server 2005 (one of the CTPs, for example) installed on the sam ...Show All